Women and children first? Maybe

[DGuller]

I don't believe this is factually correct; the accounts I have read of the Lusitania was that there were in fact lifeboats, though not sufficient for the numbers of passengers and crew - six were successfully launched.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Lusitania#Sinking

Your Wiki link doesn't say that.  It says that some of the lifeboats could not be deployed, or were damaged, due to the way the ship was sinking.

[Malthus]

I don't believe this is factually correct; the accounts I have read of the Lusitania was that there were in fact lifeboats, though not sufficient for the numbers of passengers and crew - six were successfully launched.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Lusitania#Sinking

Your Wiki link doesn't say that.  It says that some of the lifeboats could not be deployed, or were damaged, due to the way the ship was sinking.

Huh?

Lusitania had 48 lifeboats, more than enough for all the crew and passengers, but only six were successfully lowered, all from the starboard side.

[The Brain]

How many gay men were saved from the ships?

[DGuller]

I don't believe this is factually correct; the accounts I have read of the Lusitania was that there were in fact lifeboats, though not sufficient for the numbers of passengers and crew - six were successfully launched.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Lusitania#Sinking

Your Wiki link doesn't say that.  It says that some of the lifeboats could not be deployed, or were damaged, due to the way the ship was sinking.

Huh?

Lusitania had 48 lifeboats, more than enough for all the crew and passengers, but only six were successfully lowered, all from the starboard side.

You said there wasn't a sufficient number of lifeboats for everybody.  Wiki, and you quote, says that there was.  The problem was with them being rendered inoperable due to the nature of the sinking.

[Ed Anger]

How many gay men were saved from the ships?

DiCaprio..OH WAIT.

[The Brain]

How many gay men were saved from the ships?

DiCaprio..OH WAIT.

[Malthus]

I don't believe this is factually correct; the accounts I have read of the Lusitania was that there were in fact lifeboats, though not sufficient for the numbers of passengers and crew - six were successfully launched.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Lusitania#Sinking

Your Wiki link doesn't say that.  It says that some of the lifeboats could not be deployed, or were damaged, due to the way the ship was sinking.

Huh?

Lusitania had 48 lifeboats, more than enough for all the crew and passengers, but only six were successfully lowered, all from the starboard side.

You said there wasn't a sufficient number of lifeboats for everybody.  Wiki, and you quote, says that there was.  The problem was with them being rendered inoperable due to the nature of the sinking.

You misunderstood my point, which that there were not enough lifeboats for eveyone successfully launched.

The point I was refuting - correctly - was that there were no lifeboats successfully launched, due to the rapidity of the sinking, and so all survivals were by swimming.

[garbon]

You misunderstood my point, which that there were not enough lifeboats for eveyone successfully launched.

Can you blame him for misunderstanding your poorly worded sentence?

[Malthus]

Can you blame him for misunderstanding your poorly worded sentence?

Of course.